Joplin Globe from Joplin, Missouri • Page 12

JQPJJN GW)BE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947. Red Sox Give Two Players to Washington Club for Outfielder Stan Spence A committee of sports writers is btudymg scoring changes with the liope of coming out with a standard sconng system in minor league baseball for 1948 and, while the committee has agreed upon certain nra BOIL CONTESTS! IN TEXAS THIS WEEK Texas Rose Bowl and Bojs' Kanch Events Scheduled for Lone Star State Saturdaj. Dallas, Dec. 10 moie Texas bowl games, one of them setting the precedent of a Negro appealing against a white team, will be run off this week, closing things, the job never will be com-j out the post-season football pro- pletely finished. Proposals include charging errois to catchers who tip a hitter's bat and to infielders who throw a glove at a batted ball.

And in many years gram until Christmas day. Compton Junior college of Call-1 fornia, with a Negro playing its backfield, will clash with Junior college's undefeated, untied Apaches at Tyler Saturday aftei- of baseball in Joplin how often have you seen such action? This noon in the Texas Rose Bowl game, department has yet to see a player th a crowd of 14,000 expected, throw his glove at a batted ball. What the minor league group neve- will accomplish--and what the majors never will do, for that matter--is a clear definition of a hit 01 an error. Because there is no partition wide enough between the two to definitely term one thing an error and another a hit. Hits and errors will continue to be a matter of judgment and there is nothing the batsman, the fielder or the pitcher can do about the verdicts.

So far as judgment goes in baseball, whether it be the manager or the official scorer, it simmers donn to guess one guess usually is as good as another. Most "score keepers favor the batsman in case of doubt of hit or error. That GOLDEN GLOVES ENTRY BLANK Please enter me in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Joplin. (Print name and address plainly and check your weight and class). 112 pounds 118 pounds 126 pounds 135 pounds 147 pounds 160 pounds 175 pounds Heavyweight Name Stieet Citv.

Age Number of previous bouts (Mail to Kail Applegate, Golden Gloves, Joplin, Missouri). Vikings to Meet McMurrj. Missouri Vallej college of Marshall, winner of 30 straight games, meets McMurrj" of the Texas Conference at Abilere Saturday afternoon the Boys' Ranch Bowl. Five thousand fans are due to turn out. Weather conditions are expected to hold down the crowd A Negro never before has played in a Texas football game against other than his own race.

The Cotton Bowl game at Dallas January 1 had been expected to break this tradition since Penn State, which meets Southern Methodist, has several Negroes on its squad. But is was disclosed only this week that Compton would come to Texas GOLF TOURNEY BIBLE COLLEGE WINS DRAWS 232 PLAYERS OVERTIME CAflE GAME IT tough on the pitcher, of couise, lnal '-ompiun vyuu.a Tmt THtn.hurs arf snnnnsed to be With a JSegro fullback. but pitchers are supposed to be toiighened to tough breaks. That's makes them tough. By the same principle there is nothing so tough on a batter as to have his average "padded" by gifts from the press boi.

when he de- ytjerately is giv en false base hits by the official scorer. Young ball play- the major leagues are sold or jidvanced largely through official averages which come out each and the man who goes up through "padded" percentages needs pads on his way down. And. so far as the waters are willing to change a clause heie and there, this department -would be favnr of restoring the sacn- In both instances, preparations have been made to prevent any incidents At Tyler the Compton squad, which arrives Friday, will be quartered in its own Pulman car and will not stay a hotel. Snead, W'orsham and Demaret Favored in $10,000 Open Starting- This Morning.

Miami, Dec. 10 (IP) The twenty-fourth a a $10,000 Veterans of Foreign Wars Lose Open League Contest at Y. M. C. A.

by 44-to-4L An overtime contest featured the start of the Open League at the T. Miami open golf tournament night as Ozark pible undeiway shortly alter daybreak college defeated Veterans of For- tomorrow with Defending Chant! eign Wars, 44 to 41. pion Sammj Snead National Open I In the other contest of the open- Champion Lew Worsham and ln twm bill, Peerless Machinery Tirftn -fr-ftrrt TUTnWK A Jimmy Demaret, the years leading money winner, favored the bulky cast of 232 For the first time in six years, bantam Ben Hogan was not among the pie-tourney choices because of an ailing back- Ground Bules Exist. The tournament will be played over the par-70 Miami The Missouri Valley college Springs course which is owned by squad, 37 strong, is due to arrive in the city of Miami. .1 course was flooded during the October hurricane, but is in playing shape again with certain local ground rules existing because of water or mud in spots.

The greens, how-ever, were pronounced in perfect shape. The course is not considered dif- ficult and for most pf the golfers Up, the greens are within two shots of Abilene tomorrow The Vikings' opuonents, McSIurry, won seven, lost two and tied one during the past season, finishing in a tie far the Te-as Conference title. MISSOURI BASKETEERS WIN OVER Columbia, Mo, Dec. 10. ice flv.

Many a ball game has been the tee won by the ability of a batter to Forward Thornton Jenkins dropped hit the ball out of the Infield, even eight fieM goals and three free throws for 19 points in leading the Missouri Tigers to a 46-to-32 win if it is an easy catch for an outfielder. This department considers Snead, who plans to play in only- four tournaments a year after the winter tour in order to devote his that as important as a sacrifice Washington university of St. bunt the official score sheet Louis in a non-conference basket- it advances a man. An out- I ball game tonight, field fly often is as valuable as a oase hit. Missouri jumned into thelead one I minute after the opening and was I never trouble as the time to a new job at White SuU phur Springs, W.

would not predict the outcome. "If the tournament were over a course he said -the cream separ at itself from the il)gs there are won from Webb City Legion, 34 to 23 Tamko, fifth member of the circuit, was not scheduled last night. Ozark Bible college took an 18-14 lead over V. F. at the half, but the Vets caught up before the finals.

B. J. Vernon, center, contributed 10 points for the Bible college for scoring honors. Lineups: Peerless--Anderson, Galbraith 6, Leroy 6 and Daniels, forwards; S. Edwards 4 and Ingersoll 2, center; Bond 9, Baker and M.

Edwards, guards. Webb City--Close 7, Erwm 2 and J. Norman 7, forwards; center; Benward 7, W. Norman and Rackley, guards. NO MONEY INVOLVED IN 2-FOH-l DEAL Boston Americans Land Established Player to Go With Other Talent Already Bought.

New York, Dec. Joe Cronin-Joe McCarthy combina- a not om to tion exploded another Boston Red Sox bombshell on the alarmed American League today by luring Outfielder Stan Spence from Washington for Baseman Al Women Share Wrestling Spotlight Tonight as Berry Battles M'Shain Six men wrestlers will have to share the stage with two women grapplers tonight--but chances are that "Red Berry and Danny Mc- Sha'in, billed by Matchmaker Karl Applegate for a return engagement, Kozar and Outfielder Leon Culberson. Although this two-for-one deal involving a mmpr league infielder and a mill outfielder for an established regular would seem to call for a cash outlay by Boston, General Manager Cronin of the Red Sox insisted no money changed hands. Stock Up for 1948. Addition pj Sp'ence following the purchase of Shortstop Vern Stephens and pitchers Jack Kramer and Ellis Kinder frpm St.

Louis would seem to firmly establish Manager McCarthy's Sox as "the club to beat" in 1948. McCarthy said he probably would alternate Spence, a .279 hitter with Washington in 147 games, with Sam Mele, Boston's roojtie sensation of 1947. Spence hits left and Mele bats right, an ideal switch combination. In return for Spence, 32 years old, the Sox gave likely-looking young infielder their little at Memorial hall. June Byers of Houston, a 144- pounder, and little Violet Viann of Los Angeles, six pounds lighter, will go for the best two falls out of three to a finish as the feminine warriors show here for the first time since last July That is the same distance Applegate has set for Berry and McShain.

Last week the Kansan overpowered the Californian who was so peeved at the finish that he knocked Referee Jack League from the ring as the arbitrator to go through the ropes. Lecgue and both grapplers had a few sessions before IjtcShain let go with a wallpp whiph kngcked the referee to the floor frpm where hp was helped tp his dressing roqm, collapsing once on the way. Four other men are signed for the siipporting program, with Ellis COLLEGE QUINTS AT CARTHAGnONIflHT Springfield Bears and TahlequaU Bedmen Meet In Twin Bill. at Memorial ifalL Carthage, Dec. l(W-The Bashara of Norman, 210- 0 uthwest Missouri State college pounder, back for the first time in two years.

The Qklahoman will meet Dick Trout of Illingis in a one-fall opener limited to 30 minutes. In the second scrap, for the best two falls and a 45-mmute limit, The Qreat Balbo of Chicago will tangle with Gil Knutson, trim Milwaukee Both were winners here last week. Knutson defeated Danny Savich of Salt Lake City, and Balbo won from Trout. Applegate has promised the winners of the women's match a championship shot at Mildrgd Burke of Hollywood, providing he gets the women's titleholder here as planned. who "is a to Washington la Kozar, who hit for the Red Sox' Southern Association farm at New Orleans after a spring trial the parent club, Culberson, a 28-year-old fancy fielder who batted .238 in 47 games for the Sox, is a capable eenter- fielder.

Concluding their separate winter meetings here, both the American and National Leagues arrived at decisions on the Pacific Coast's big i team and 4-ui- cit- me C4.I. a Rpy Beavers, Joplin quarteiback their second win of the sea- of lferg who can hlt the jmd-co-captain and one of the test higi school football backs in the district last season; has a hard time crowding his talents together without neglecting a few along the way. An injury forced him to give up basketball, but he turned in one i a VQYLES' CONTRACT A TRTJ TERMlaAltD BY AUBURN Auburn, 10 2 seconds sprint in the 100-yard Alabama dash in track, a training which paid dividends to him in football. But Roy (he started the season 134 and finished at 146) also has debate talents and, since he nas chosen law as his profession, he does not want to slight such activities as public speaking. Last year he was first in the Missouri slate extemperaneous speaking events and he tied for first in Dec.

Institute (Auburn) terminated today the contract of Head Football Coach Carl Voyles by mutual agreement. No announcement WES made re- i garding- a successor. Auburn won i a ln only games last season. greens in a couple of blows. That makes the man with the hot put ter the one to beat." Snead and Henry Picard, who is absent, hold the tourney record of 267 for the course Snead sees the possibility of its being broken the good condition of The is well repre- from-Great including Henry Cotton; Cuba and Argentina.

The American country has its i 1947 P. G. A. champ, Robert De --and of two talents (words from I vicenzo, and its open titleholder, one who had neither) the gift of Henry Bertolmo, among the start- expression and the power of force- ers speaking is so far ahead of The field will be cut to the state debating, two valuable accom- athletic records that there is no 150 pros and ties and the 15 low: Ozark Bible college--B Vernon 8, Tribble 8, Harrispn, Olliver and Jones, forwards; B. J.

Vernon 10, center; McMillan 8, Woods, Duhon and Martin, guards. V. F. 4, Kunce 5, Abbott and Gregory 9, forwards; Watts 8. center; Rodney, Jones 8, Messer 7, Austin and Toutz, guards.

IZAAK WALTQNS WELCOME NEW VISITORS TONIGHT It will be visitors' night at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse tonight as new officers take over atad 15 Boy Scouts from troop 12 attend as special guests. Kenneth J. Gilbert, newly-elected president, said the Waltons always have welcomed visitors to their meetmgs and their chain of lakes south of Joplin and that each member is to bring a guest tonight. Two motion pictures, "A Regulated Deer Hunt" and "Trees for Tomorrow," will be shown. The Boy Scout guests are preparing for merit badge tests in conservation.

Mark Hergenreder will be in charge of the group and will bring the boys down before meeting time to show them around the piisfcments to a future lawyer. A foundation of athletics also is comparison. Beavers has about decided on the amateurs after tomorrow. important to a jounsr man starting University of Missouri for his law NEBRASKA WOULD REMOVE or starting life on his own framing. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION PROVISION FROM BIG 6 Lincoln, Dec.

University of Xebraska athletic board was on record today as favoring removal the so-called racial discrimination provision from the constitution of the Big Six Conference. The provision is the one that the host school may prescribe who may or who may not Sc a member of an opposing team p'aying at the host hchool's home Tne Xebrastva board took its' at a regul ir meeting held I night- The chairman, Deanj Roy Green of the engineering col- said the action was taken so that the Nebraska representative i know what position to take if the question comes up at the of ihe conference faculty; this coming week- Kansas CiSj. Ihc seien confirmce school': met rrrr last month and adopted a reso- i "rjt on umnfr elimination tf on froai the Make vour bil rIYDS PARK True Lager for a grand slam in beer drinking pleasure. HYDE PARK is extra good because it's Extra Aged, Thomas L. Jackson will be in charge of the pictures, one showing what happens when deer herds become so large they literally eat themselves out of lodging, and the other depicting the necessity of lumber by-products to our stands ards of living.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL MIAMI COLLEGE GROUP TO GHIDMAN'S FUNERAL Miami, Dec. G. Carter, president of Northeastern Pklaboma M. college, today telephoned his regrets to ofc ficials of Wentworth Military acadr emy, Lexington, over the death of Robert Price, academy football player, from injuries suffered the Papoose Bowl game with the local school. announced a delegation from the Miami college will attend the cadet's funeral.

Assistant Cgach Jess Fronter- house will represent the coaching staff. Al Bagley, Wewoka, gijard, and Northeastern's game captain last Saturday; Bill Smith and Bill Me)ton will represent the Fergus, head of the student assembly, will represent the student body. SANTA ANITA HANDICAP league ambitions. There was no announcement from either circuit, pending the joint conclave, but it was reported that the answer would be "no." The leagues meet jointly tomorrow with Commis- sipner A. B.

Chandler. Appeal to Quail Hunters to Save, Stock Issued Boonville, Dec. Missouri quail hunters were asked' an array of winners of today to "take it easy" during the THREE PRE-CHR1STMAS Riyerton, Dec. Riverton Ramblers, who their basket ball season with a 3625 defeat at Frontenae night, will play three home gfmes before the Christmas holidays. Wyandqtte will play here December 12, Quar paw on December 16 and Edna on December 19.

Coach Wyatt Laughlin reports the following prospective players who have been practicing since the end of football season: David AuBuchon, Bud Ball, Lyle Ballard, Walter Ballard, Jack Baumann, John Connor, N. J. Coyle, Carl Hall, Bill Hall, Darwin Haner, Clifford Hardy, Bobby Howard, Bill Kirk, Wayne Kirk, Bill Livingston, Jack Livingston, Bobby Joe Lyerla, Bill Mann, Harlan Mills, Harold Mishler, Bobby Gene MitchelJ, David Osborn, Raymond Paul, Richard Pennock, Charles Pigg, Eugene Radford, Kenneth Rogers, Perry Saunders, Maurice Sears, ATTRACTS 116 ENTRIES Marvin Taylor, Clarence Watson, Frank Watson, Jack Watson, J. R. Webb, Lawrence Whitehead, Pat Williams, Lloyd Williams.

Beais of Springfield will meet the Ngrtheast pklahqma State college Redmen of Tahlequah in a doubleheader at Memorial hall here tonight. The first game start at 6:30 This feature dquble-bill is one of the main basketball attractions of the season in the district and from advance indications a probable sellout is expected. Th, game is sponsored by the Carthage Junior Chamber of Commerce. The SMS Bears, who were champions of the MIAA Conference last year, have a hpst of returning letr termen and other stars, includipg many all-state players. ne Redmen finished high in the Oklahoma College League.

Included on the roster of the Bears are Bob Raypn, who gradu- POO a t- ed from PineyiHe in 1946 and FUR A i honqrable mention on the all- state team that year. He played on the junior varsity last year. Ed Cook is from Tulsa, and he opened Arcadia, Dec. Headed by the Calumet farm's champion, Arnold, nlaking his second try for the fat purse, 116 candidates have been nominated for the eleventh running of the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap February 28. The slate, released by the Los Angeles Turf Club today, includes closing weeks of the season and "save enough birds for next year's brood stock." The appeal was issued by Charles Calliso2, executive secretary of the Conservation Federation Commission of Missouri.

The quail season, which opened November 10, will close January 1. Pointing out that the number of licensed hunters has doubled since before the war, Callison said quail and other wild game are being subjected to the "most ternfic gun pressure in history." "When you come upon a covey already reduced to seven or eight birds," Callison recommended, "watQh your dog work, but hold your fire and move on to another covey. A little sportsmanship now will mean better sport for all in 1948." 25. SRIDGES NEW PRESIDENT OF CARTHAGE BALL CLUB Carthage, Dec. L.

Bridges was elected last night as president of the'Carthage Baseball Association to succeed George Rush, who recently resigned. Rush was" elected vice president of the group. Kenneth R. Sims was re-elected Purdue 61. MarqueUe Colombia.

50. 41 Per.n9%liani -59. Sicarthtr 79. Scranton 40 shurtitff 8 (Alton. 111..

Si. School secretary-treasurer and Ruel King Indiana statt 74. HanVitr 41 i was named as his assistant. Ttmpic si. Deli-nan 46.

Committees for the coming Year I-utifr (WAhoo. 1 29, Red Oas 3 un'or college 43. I are expected to be named within a Mtwouri 4fi. su 32. fetv- days by the president- Kcinucicy 51 'DcPau? sor 1 Action relative to increasing Trih vs.

coHfgt 47. salaries of players and the number of players of class listing was deferred until a decision from the St. Louis Cardinal team officials, the' parent team, is obtained. Necessary action is expected to be taken at the next meeting December 16. It recently "was decided at a meeting of minor leagues at Miami, FJaTM to increase the limit of the number of plaers as well as salaries.

It was decided to increase the salary limit from to a year. 34 stakes this past season and list such campaigners as Cosmic Bomb, Bridal Flower, Fervent, Cover Up, Double Jay, On Trust, With Pleasure and Miss Kjmo. Commerce Beats Pryor. Commerce, Dec. defeated Pryor, 33 to 32, in a non-conference high school basketball game here last night The score was tied at the half, 18-18.

Bill ilosley topped the Commerce scoring with 12 points, the same as counted by Hemperly of Pryor. It was the second straight win for Coach Frank Nogel's team. The Commerce juniors won, 18 to 12. played three years on strong Navy Service teams and last year lettered with the Bears. Jerry Eades is from Halfway and is a two-year letterman at SMS, winning letters in 1945-46.

Bill Nolan and Dee Clinch of Joplin are scoring stars. Clinch scored 18 points in the first game of the season. Charles Tm- hitte lettered at Purdy high last year. Glen Brown from Diamond high school us a scoring whiz and starred there for four years. He is being counted on heavily.

Coach Andy McDonald wquld not announce his starting lineups aa yet The officials will be Jack Cunningham and Ferrell Andergon. Springfield Teachers Win. Springfield, Mo Dec west Missouri State college opened Its Intercollegiate basketball competition tonight by -walloping" Northeastern State of TaHe- quah, Okla, 68-47. Bpringfleld led. 30-10, at the half.

VNO 47." Bucitrri! 44 Mtttanflirt 54 Centtnajy 43. Corrtll 55 Xiacam 43 TaJt 70 Pr.nctton SO. LaTa-reTie 46 Xorth C-arrtina 5i. SS. irorrr WajiMrrton 55.

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i funeral service' "aill he Friday afternoon for Bob Price, 18-year-old i MihtJm football fatally in the Pass at Oklahoma City Sa'jrday. in the academy gymnasium, slso sen as a chapel Members of tht foo1ai! team will Ferve as and honorary pall- The sermon -will bs de- hvcred by Major J. Stafford, academy chapl-am luclry dandruff em Hie run--chotet it rigW otfl of your ho'ir ond cS of ywr initont 5l II Wit en contact trfcjlrooi demdrvfl tielfl Hoir ond Jieolrtry cad itean. And Vben yaw meuoge IvrVy Tigrr deep dew) to yevr scalp rt TeJirrcs tcolp itcViDg, y'rra trngling, refretliing tccdp tTimvltfKm, retnorcj loose Sandrvfl tcoltt. You'll ftel Iscty Tiger 1i nefl ifitty erad gwmnry atetJir yew hoir down brt jnri vaeogk 68 to kf cp JJ rf.

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